US 2004/0069134 A1Published application

Recoilless impact device

OwnerFeliciano Sabates, David Wilson +6inventors

InventorsFeliciano Sabates, David Wilson, Charles Mossey, Mark Johnson, Charles VanCampen, John J. Keating, Daniel Crayon, Kevin Miner

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Abstract

An apparatus for generating an impact against a target object comprises a driver reciprocally disposed in a housing. The driver includes a hollow tube having a closed end and a nozzle sealing the other end. A piston is slidably positioned in the tube. Propellant is disposed between the piston and the closed end of the tube and fluid is disposed between the nozzle and the piston. A rupture disc is provided for sealing the nozzle which is adapted to rupture when the pressure in the tube exceeds a predetermined pressure. A striker is also mounted in the housing so that in a retracted position of the striker a head portion is proximate the driver and a portion of a shaft extends outwardly from the housing. The striker member is movable between the retracted position and an extended position. The propellant is ignited so that combustion gases build pressure in the tube between the piston and the closed end of the tube causing the pressure in the tube to exceed the predetermined pressure for rupturing the disc. This causes the piston to move toward the nozzle and fluid to be expelled through the nozzle for moving the driver against the head portion of the striker. The driver transfers energy to the striker for moving the striker to the extended position at high velocity for driving the end of the striker with great force against the target object. Recoil action is cushioned by the fluid exiting the nozzle.

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Dependent claims

A firing system for an impact generating apparatus including a housing defining an interior chamber with a front portion and a rear portion, the firing system comprising:

a striker assembly having a first end and a second end and movably disposed within the front portion of the housing, the striker assembly comprising,
a striker head disposed at the first end of the striker assembly, the striker head having inner and outer portions which are moveable relative to one another and the inner portion of the striker head having an opening, and
a striker shaft mounted to the outer portion of the striker head and extending outwardly of the front portion of the housing and terminating in the second end of the striker assembly;
a driver assembly having a first end and a second end and containing a propellant charge, the driver assembly disposed within the rear portion of the housing so that the first end of the driver assembly is adjacent the inner portion of the striker head;
means responsive to an electrical charge for igniting the propellant, the propellant igniting means disposed on the first end of the driver assembly;
an electrical power supply associated with the housing;
and
a firing circuit comprising,
electrical contacts connected to the power supply and adapted to be positioned in the housing adjacent the inner striker head,
positive and negative electrically conductive rings disposed around the inner striker head and operatively connected to the electrical contacts in the housing,
an electrically conductive contact member including a positive contact and a negative contact, the contact member disposed within the striker head for movement with the outer portion of the striker head and relative to the inner portion of the striker head from a first position where the inner and outer portions of the striker head are spaced and at least one of the positive or negative contact points is within the opening in the inner portion of the striker head and a second position where the inner and outer portions of the striker head are closer together and the contact point extends from the inner portion of the striker head toward the rear portion of the housing, and
means for electrically connecting the positive and negative conductive rings with the positive and negative contacts, respectively, on the contact member,
wherein when a target object is forcibly engaged with the striker shaft tip so as to move the striker shaft inwardly of the housing, the outer portion of the striker head is moved toward the rear portion of the housing relative to the inner portion of the striker head to the second position so that the contact point of the contact member extends from the inner portion of the striker head to engage the propellant igniting means for completing an electrical firing circuit to enable firing of the device by electrical power supplied through the firing circuit to the propellant igniting means.

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A fluid eject propulsion apparatus for use in a device including a housing having a closed end and a second open end and a striker having a head movably disposed in the housing and a shaft attached to the head, the distal end of the shaft extending outwardly from an opening formed in the closed end of the housing in a the first position of the striker, the striker movable in the housing to a second position where the head is adjacent the closed end of the housing for generating an impact by the distal end shaft against a target object, the fluid eject propulsion apparatus comprising:

a hollow tube member having a first closed end and a second open end, the tube member adapted to be disposed in the housing so that the first end of the tube member is proximate the striker, the tube member movable relative to the housing from a first firing position to a second driven position;
a nozzle member sealably mounted in the second end of the tube and having a plurality of openings;
a piston disposed in the tube for movement relative to the tube;
a propellant disposed between the piston and the closed end of the tube;
a fluid disposed in the tube between the nozzle member and the piston;
means for sealing the openings in the nozzle member, wherein the nozzle opening sealing means is adapted to rupture when the pressure in the tube exceeds a predetermined pressure;
and
means associated with the tube for igniting the propellant,
wherein upon ignition of the propellant combustion gases build pressure in the tube member between the piston and the closed end of the tube member causing the pressure in the tube member to exceed the predetermined pressure for rupturing the nozzle sealing means causing the piston to move toward the nozzle member and fluid to be expelled through the nozzle member for moving the drive member to the driven position whereby recoil action is cushioned by the fluid exiting the tube member through the nozzle openings as the piston moves toward the nozzle member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/441,629Filed 20 May 2003
Priority: 10 Nov 2000
Published: 15 Apr 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A22B 3/02
Slaughtering or stunning: by means of bolts, e.g. slaughtering pistols, cartridges
A62B 3/005
Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screens; Portable devices for…:…
B25D 9/10
Means for driving the impulse member: comprising a built-in internal-combustion engine
Y10T 29/53839
Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator: having percussion or explosive operator

Family

Application09/710,073Continuation in part · filed 10 Nov 2000
Application10/008,352Continuation · filed 13 Nov 2001
Application10/008,352Continuation in part · filed 13 Nov 2001
Application10/441,629Continuation · filed 20 May 2003
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